The capital, Ankara, some 250 miles from Istanbul, also was affected. The outage extended to 45 of Turkey's 81 provinces.

The semiofficial Anadolu Agency quoted Energy Minister Taner Yildiz as saying the cause of the outage was unknown. Yildiz, speaking during a visit to Slovakia, said he could neither confirm nor deny that a cyberattack had triggered the blackout, the Anadolu Agency reported.

Flightradar24, which maps real-time flight data on the Internet, tweeted that the outage was "affecting flights," and said 11 of its 16 air traffic monitoring systems receivers -- as distinct from the country's air traffic control system -- were not working.

The Turkish Electricity Transmission Co. blamed the outage on a problem with transmission lines, Anadolu Agency reported. The utility said an investigation was in progress, as were efforts to restore power, the news agency said.

The outage began at 10:36 a.m. (3:36 a.m. ET). Nearly two hours later, according to Anadolu Agency, about 15% of the power had been restored to Istanbul and Ankara, including in some subway stations. Power also was beginning to flow again to a number of provinces that had been cut off, the agency reported.

By midafternoon, Yildiz said, 90% of Istanbul's power had been restored.

"Crowded places such as metro stations have been given electricity, and we believe the rest of the country should be fully powered shortly," he said.

Prosecutor taken hostage

Also Tuesday, a prosecutor in a controversial case was reportedly taken hostage by armed men at a courthouse in Istanbul.

Mehmet Selim Kiraz was assigned to the case of Berkin Elvan, a 15-year-old boy who was injured during the anti-government Gezi Park protests in June 2013.

The teen died the following March after having spent nine months in a coma. The case, with its overtones of possible police overreaction, has been politically contentious, just as the protests themselves were.

The prosecutor was taken hostage around 12:30 p.m. Turkish time in his office on the sixth floor of the Caglayan district courthouse, Anadolu Agency reported.

Police evacuated that floor of the building, the agency reported. Snipers were deployed, it said.

The agency said that two gunshots were heard as officers tried to get into the prosecutor's office, but it is not known whether anyone was hurt.

Negotiations between the gunmen and authorities were reported to have followed.

An explosion, followed by sounds of more gunshots, could be heard coming from the courthouse Tuesday evening, hours after the situation began. Smoke emanated from the building; the consequences of those sounds weren't immediately clear.

NSA: Car failed to stop before police opened fire

Officers opened fire after two men dressed as women refused to stop a stolen vehicle Monday at the National Security Agency gate at Fort Meade and then smashed into a police vehicle blocking the road, officials said.

Officers open fire after two men dressed as women refuse to stop a stolen car at the National Security Agency gate at Fort Meade and then smashed into a police vehicle blocking the road, officials said.

The incident happened at the NSA entrance to Fort Meade. Officials close to the case told 11 News that the suspects were dressed as women and that there were plenty of chances for the incident to end nonviolently.

The FBI said the men were dressed as women but not in an attempt to disguise themselves from authorities.

The NSA released a statement Monday afternoon saying the driver of the sport utility vehicle, Hall, disobeyed instructions from an NSA police officer and failed to stop shortly before 9 a.m. Authorities deployed barriers at the gate as the SUV accelerated toward an NSA police vehicle blocking the road.

NSA police fired at the SUV, which crashed into the NSA police vehicle.

Hall was pronounced dead at the scene. A cause of death was not immediately determined. According to court records, Hall has a criminal history in Baltimore City. He was found guilty of robbery in August 2013.

The passenger in the SUV was taken to a hospital.

One NSA police officer was injured and was taken to a hospital. He has since been released.

THIS IS 11 NEWS AT 6:00 P.M. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] DONNA: A SHOOTING AT THE GATES OF THE NSA. ONE PERSON IS DEAD. WHAT ARE REPORTERS ARE LEARNING ON THE GROUND. THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. I AND DONNA HAMILTON. STAN: I'M STAN STOVALL. THE BAZAAR INCIDENT BEGAN THIS MORNING. TWO MEN DRESSED AS WOMEN DROVE UP TO THE GATES AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. THAT IS WHERE OFFICIALS SAY THE SUSPECT VEHICLE ACCELERATED TOWARDS A POLICE VEHICLE AND SHOTS WERE FIRED. THIS IS AN ACTIVE SEEN TONIGHT AND OUR NEWS TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING THE STORY ALL DAY. DONNA: DAVID COLLINS SPOKE TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE SHOOTS OUT -- THE SHOOTOUT, BUT WE START WITH LOWELL MELSER. LOWELL: UNFORTUNATELY, THE FBI IS REALLY NOT RELEASING TOO MUCH INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUSPECTS OR WHY THEY TRIED TO RAM THEIR WAY INTO THE NSA EARLIER THIS MORNING. OFFICIALS CLOSE TO THE CASE TELL US THE INCIDENT DID IN FACT HAPPEN AT THE NSA GATE AT FORT MEADE. THEY WERE DRESSED AS WOMEN AND THERE WERE ALSO PLENTY OF CHANCES TO MAKE THIS AND NONVIOLENTLY -- END NONVIOLENTLY. IT WAS JUST BEFORE 9:00 A.M. MONDAY WHEN A VEHICLE WITH TWO PEOPLE INSIDE TRY TO MAKE AN UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY AT THE NSA GATE AT FORT MEADE. THE DRIVER DID NOT LISTEN TO AND NSA POLICE OFFICER'S INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPERLY EXIT THE CAMPUS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, BARRIERS WERE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF THE GATE TOWARDS IN NSA POLICE SUV THAT WAS BLOCKING THE ROAD. THIS PROMPTED POLICE TO FIRE AT THE VEHICLE, WHICH CRASHED INTO THAT SUV. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS DIED AT THE SCENE. THE OTHER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, ALONG WITH AN NSA POLICE OFFICER. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP AS POLICE SECURITY PERIMETER. A SENIOR U.S. OFFICIAL CONFIRMED THE TWO SUSPECTS WERE DRESSED AS WOME N AND THE VEHICLE WAS A STOLEN FORD ESCAPE REGISTERED IN MARYLAND AND AT LEASE ONE WEAPON AND DRUGS WERE DISCOVERED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HOWARD COUNTY POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN FROM A HOTEL IN JESSUP AFTER SOURCES SAY THE SUSPECTS ROBBED SOMEONE THERE. THE FBI THE PULLING ITS EVIDENCE RESPONSE TEAM SAYS -- DEPLOYING IS EVIDENCE RESPONSE TEAM SAYS THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE INCIDENT IS RELATED TO TERRORISM. THERE IS STILL NOT CLEAR WHY THE SUSPECTS ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE FACILITY, SOMETHING THE FBI IS NOT SHEDDING LIGHT ON AT THIS POINT. THE FBI, WHICH CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE AT THIS HOUR, APPARENTLY IS WORKING WITH THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DETERMINE IF THAT SURVIVING SUSPECT SHOULD BE CHARGED FEDERALLY. WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE OF FORT NEED. LOWELL MELSER, -- FORT MEADE. LOWELL MELSER, WBAL-TV 11 NEWS. DONNA: THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES WORK AT FORT MEADE, MAKING THIS MORNING AND UNCOMFORTABLE. DAVID: WE HAVE FOUND THAT EVEN THOUGH POLICE HANDLED THE EMERGENCY QUICKLY AND COMPLETELY, FRAYED NERVES RULED THE DAY. FORT MEADE JUST ADD QUARTERS -- IS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE NSA AND CYBER SECURITY AGENCIES. THE CAMPUS IS MORE THAN A MILITARY POST. IT IS HOME TO 10,000 MILITARY PERSONNEL, SOME FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CIVILIANS. THE ATTEMPTED INTRUSION AND SUBSEQUENT SHOOTING HAS MANY RATTLED. IS WEIRD. YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO BE JOW S -- JOE SCHMO OR IF IT IS SOMEONE WORKING THERE OR SOMEONE ANGRY AT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING. DAVID: MORE THAN 8000 CONTRACTORS WORK ON THE POST. THEY KNOW HOW TIGHT SECURITY IS. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH CHECKPOINTS ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE PASSES SO WE CAN GO THROUGH MOST OF THE GATES, BUT IF IT IS A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT WITH THE DOGS AND EVERYTHING. DAVID: THE HIGH SCHOOL ON CAMPUS IMMEDIATELY PUT OUT AN ALERT TO FACULTY AND STAFF THERE WAS AN INCIDENT. SCHOOL IS IN SESSION TO MAKE UP FOR A SNOW DAY. IS A LITTLE SCARY. I THINK SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT WE ARE ON A MILITARY BASE. IT IS SCARY. SOMEBODY MADE A BAD DECISION. DAVID: AS FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED, THE NSA ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT SAYS IN PART THAT RESIDENTS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ARE SAFE. THE NSA CONTINUES TO REMAIN VIGILANT AT ALL ACCESS POINTS. REPORTING LIVE FROM FORT MEADE, DAVID COLLINS, WBAL-TV 11 NEWS. DONNA: YOU CAN SEE MORE PHOTOS

The FBI, which is leading the investigation, released a statement Monday, saying: "FBI Baltimore is investigating a shooting incident which occurred this morning at a gate at the National Security Agency at Fort Meade just off (Route) 295 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The shooting scene is contained and we do not believe it is related to terrorism. We are investigating with NSA Police and other law enforcement agencies. Our Evidence Response Team is processing the crime scene, and FBI agents are doing joint interviews with witnesses. We are working with the US Attorney's Office in Maryland to determine if federal charges are warranted. We have no further information at this time to release."

Col. Brian Foley, Fort Meade garrison commander, also released a statement Monday, saying: "The incident has been contained and is under investigation. The residents, service members and civilian employees on the installation are safe. We continue to remain vigilant at all of our access control points."

On Tuesday, the FBI said investigators are conducting interviews, following leads and collecting evidence as part of the ongoing investigation.

Police: SUV stolen from Elkridge motel

NBC News reported that a search of the vehicle, a stolen Ford Escape registered in Maryland, turned up a gun and some drugs. Howard County police told 11 News on Monday that the vehicle was stolen Monday morning from a hotel off Route 1 in Jessup.

On Tuesday, Howard County police released more information about the SUV, saying it was reported stolen from the Terrace Motel in the 6200 block of Washington Boulevard in Elkridge around 8:30 a.m.

Howard County police said the SUV's owner, a 60-year-old Baltimore man, told police he had picked up two men who were dressed as women and had driven them to the motel, where he checked in around 7:30 a.m. After an hour, the men left the room and took the victim's SUV.

One man who said he was in the area at the time said he witnessed something odd right before the incident.

"This SUV he pulls on the side of the road and some guy come out of the bushes dressed in a rag around his head and it looks like he had a skirt on," the man said.

The man said the men in the SUV were screaming loud as they sped toward the NSA security gate.

Fort Meade community alarmed

Fort Meade is the headquarters for the NSA and other intelligence and cybersecurity agencies. The 8-square-mile campus is also home to 10,000 military personnel, some of their family members and civilians.

The attempted unauthorized intrusion of one of the NSA gates and subsequent shooting has many rattled.

"It's weird that you never know if it is going to be Joe Schmoe or if it is actually going to be somebody that's working there or just somebody that's angry at whatever the government is doing. That's the confusing thing," said Angie Pietrusza, of Anne Arundel County.

More than 8,000 contractors work on the post. They know firsthand how tight security is on a daily basis.

"We have to go through checkpoints all the time. We have a construction vehicle pass so we can go through most of the gates, but then if it is a commercial vehicle, we have to go through a checkpoint where they have dogs sniffing," said Tommy Benton, a contractor from North Carolina.

The high school on campus immediately put out an alert to faculty and staff that an incident had occurred. School was in session to make up for a snow day.

"It's a little scary, I think, that sometimes we forget that we are on a military base and there are outside threats," said Xiomara Patel, who works at Meade Senior High School.

Traffic was backed up for miles on nearby Route 295 as NSA police secured a perimeter around the scene.

A RANGE OF EMOTIONS OVER TRAFFIC CONGESTION. A DEADLY SHOOTING AT THE NSA HEADQUARTERS IN FORT MEADE. AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT SAID WHY TWO MEN TRIED TO ENTER THE CAMPUS WITHOUT PERMISSION. IT ENDED WITH ONE SUSPECT DEAD AND ANOTHER INJURED. GEORGE HAS MORE DETAILS. GEORGE: THE FBI IS LEADING THIS INVESTIGATION. IT PUBLICLY STILL HAS A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER OF THE DARK-COLORED SUV AT THE CENTER OF YOUR SCREEN DROVE UP TO THE HEAVILY GUARDED GATE TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY AND DISOBEYED COMMANDS FROM POLICE OFFICERS WHO TRIED TO DIRECT THE SUV TO LEAVE. THAT IS WHEN OFFICIALS SAY THE SUV KEPT ACCELERATING, BLOCKING THE ROAD, AND THAT IS WHEN OFFICERS OPENED FIRE. AT SOME POINT THE SUV AND THE POLICE VEHICLE COLLIDED. SOURCES SAY THE MEN INSIDE WERE DRESSED AS WOMEN WITH WIGS ON. COCAINE AND A HANDGUN WERE FOUND. THIS MAN WAS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME AND WITNESSED SOMETHING ODD RIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT. HE PULLS OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SOME GUY COMES OUT OF THE BUSHES. IT LOOKED LIKE HE HAD A SKIRT ON. THE MEN IN THE SUV WERE SCREAMING LOUD AS THEY SPED TO THE SECURITY GATE. AUTHORITIES SAY ONE OF THE MEN DIED DURING THE ALTERCATION. THE OTHER WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. POLICE CONFIRMED THE SUV WAS STOLEN SOMETIME MONDAY MORNING FROM ONE OF THE HOTELS. THE FBI DOES NOT THINK THIS IS RELATED TO TERRORISM. SO FAR THE IDENTITIES OF THE MEN AND THE SUV AND THE POLICE OFFICER HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. THANK YOU. FORT MEADE IS THE HOME OF THE NSA, BUT OTHER AGENCIES ARE ALSO BASED THERE. IT SITS ON AN EIGHT SQUARE MILE CAMPUS AND HOUSES 10,000 PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS.

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The Birmingham, Alabama, mom made them write an apology note, but she didn't know who should get it.

That's why Wood posted a plea on her local community's closed Facebook page on Saturday to track down the woman, according to CNN affiliate WMBA.

The Jefferson County's Sheriff's Office reposted her note the same night, and the post has been liked more than 250,000 times.

"My son later told me, much to my humiliation and embarrassment, that my girls were rude and obnoxious during the movie. The woman I'm looking for addressed them and asked them to be quiet and they were disrespectful," Wood wrote on her Facebook post.

"After the movie she approached my girls and told them that her husband had been laid off and this was the last movie she would be able to take her daughter to for a while and my girls ruined that for her," wrote Wood, who asked the woman to contact her. "This rude, disrespectful, and awful behavior is unacceptable and they owe you an apology."

Wood promised that her daughters would pay for another movie for the family out of their allowance.

The woman Wood was trying to reach is Rebecca Boyd, who saw the sheriff's department post and contacted her.

"The note from their mom brought me to tears and shows there is still good people in the world," Boyd wrote on the sheriff's department Facebook page. "I have no hard feelings towards them and I am proud of their parents. The girls are not not bad...they are children. Glad they are learning a lesson. I hope if my teenagers are out and they act up...I hope someone says something to them."

Wood called Boyd the real hero of the story. "She took it upon herself to correct my girls and nobody else did."

"She's the most gracious and kind and forgiving woman. I am so humbled by that."

The Senate voted 42-5 on Tuesday to create an advisory council to review proposed government regulations and determine whether they have a significant impact on small businesses.

Another bill to create a task force to help transfer technology developed in higher education to the marketplace was approved on a unanimous vote.

The Senate also voted unanimously for a training program to improve service provided by state agencies to businesses and the public.

The measures have already been passed by the House of Delegates, but there are some differences to work out between the two chambers. The measures are the result of the Augustine Commission, a panel that studied ways to improve the state's business climate.